Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, mechanical engineers and other professional engineers and construction mangers interested in design of airports and air fields. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, 3. RECEIVING FACILITIES, 4. DISPENSING FACILITIES, 5. PIPING SYSTEMS, 6. EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTIONS, 7. CONTROLS, 8. CANOPIES, 9. FUEL ADDITIVES, 10. DEFUELING AND RETURN-TO-BULK (RTB) SYSTEMS, 11. PRODUCT RECOVERY SYSTEMS.

Introductory technical guidance for civil, mechanical and petroleum engineers interested in petroleum fuel storage and handling. Here is what is discussed: 1. OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES 2. FUEL SPECIFICATIONS 3. FUEL PROPERTIES AND ADDITIVES 4. PRODUCT SEGREGATION 5. TRANSFER FLOW RATES 6. PHYSICAL SECURIT 7. MAINTAINABILITY CAPABILITIES 8. VOICE COMMUNICATIONS 9. OTHER COMMUNICATIONS 10. VAPOR RECOVERY 11. WORKER SAFETY 12. ELECTRICAL DESIGN 13. CATHODIC PROTECTION 14. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 15. FIRE PROTECTION 16. EMERGENCY SHUT-DOWN 17. ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION HAZARDS 18. IDENTIFICATION 19. ANTISTATIC DESIGN 20. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DOCUMENTATION 21. PROTECTION AGAINST SEISMIC ACTIVITY.

The reduction of the fire hazard of fuel is critical to improving survivability in impact-survivable aircraft accidents. Despite current fire prevention and mitigation approaches, fuel flammability can overwhelm post-crash fire scenarios. The Workshop on Aviation Fuels with Improved Fire Safety was held November 19-20, 1996 to review the current state of development, technological needs, and promising technology for the future development of aviation fuels that are most resistant to ignition during a crash. This book contains a summary of workshop discussions and 11 presented papers in the areas of fuel and additive technologies, aircraft fuel system requirements, and the characterization of fuel fires.

Based on a 15-year successful approach to teaching aircraft flight mechanics at the US Air Force Academy, this text explains the concepts and derivations of equations for aircraft flight mechanics. It covers aircraft performance, static stability, aircraft dynamics stability and feedback control.

The primary human activities that release carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere are the combustion of fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, and oil) to generate electricity, the provision of energy for transportation, and as a consequence of some industrial processes. Although aviation CO2 emissions only make up approximately 2.0 to 2.5 percent of total global annual CO2 emissions, research to reduce CO2 emissions is urgent because (1) such reductions may be legislated even as commercial air travel grows, (2) because it takes new technology a long time to propagate into and through the aviation fleet, and (3) because of the ongoing impact of global CO2 emissions. Commercial Aircraft Propulsion and Energy Systems Research develops a national research agenda for reducing CO2 emissions from commercial aviation. This report focuses on propulsion and energy technologies for reducing carbon emissions from large, commercial aircraftâ€" single-aisle and twin-aisle aircraft that carry 100 or more passengersâ€"because such aircraft account for more than 90 percent of global emissions from commercial aircraft. Moreover, while smaller aircraft also emit CO2, they make only a minor contribution to global emissions, and many technologies that reduce CO2 emissions for large aircraft also apply to smaller aircraft. As commercial aviation continues to grow in terms of revenue-passenger miles and cargo ton miles, CO2 emissions are expected to increase. To reduce the contribution of aviation to climate change, it is essential to improve the effectiveness of ongoing efforts to reduce emissions and initiate research into new approaches.

Aviation Fuels provides up-to-date data on fuel effects on combustion performance and use of alternative fuels in aircraft. This book covers the latest advances on aviation fuel technologies, including alternative fuels, feedstocks and manufacturing processes, combustion performance, chemical modeling, fuel systems compatibility and the technical and environmental challenges for implementing the use of alternative fuels for aviation. Aviation fuel and combustion researchers, academics, and program managers for aviation technologies will value this comprehensive overview and summary on the present status of aviation fuels. Presents an overview on all relevant fields of aviation fuels, including production, approval, fuel systems compatibility and combustion (including emissions) Discusses the environmental impacts and carbon footprint of alternative fuels Features a chapter on electric flight and hydrogen powered aircraft and how its implementation will impact the aviation industry